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after long debates about the style and message of the memorial. Although the public was dissatisfied with Horvay’s idea the sculptor began working. By 1914 all the figures of the group were completed except
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came together, a huge sum in those days. In 1906 the competition was won by
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Monument dedicated to Lajos
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32:
26:
21:
1532:19°2′50.18″E
1522:
1494:
1462:M0 Ring Road
1457:BuBi Bicycle
1287:Universities
1272:LOW Festival
1199:Pesterzsébet
1091:2nd district
1027:Anker Palace
996:Lukács Baths
991:Király Baths
978:Thermal spas
807:Puskás Aréna
787:Kincsem Park
757:Danube Arena
627:Óbuda Island
597:Gellért Hill
529:Memento Park
436:
428:
423:
262:Árpád Bridge
187:
175:
143:
95:
83:Transylvania
71:János Horvay
60:
30:
29:
1544: /
1133:Ferencváros
1127:Józsefváros
1001:Rudas Baths
905:Váci Street
602:Haller Park
459:Museums and
315:Buda Castle
130:Ferenc Deák
1559:Categories
1229:traditions
1227:Events and
1181:Rákosmente
1115:Terézváros
1085:Várkerület
1062:F-4 Object
792:Kisstadion
484:Kunsthalle
370:Government
197:References
191:Orczy Park
1430:Transport
1151:Hegyvidék
1076:Districts
845:Citadella
587:City Park
461:galleries
412:Memorials
245:Landmarks
51:Hungarian
1507:Category
1217:Soroksár
797:MVM Dome
617:Népliget
237:Budapest
178:Dombóvár
47:Budapest
1399:Economy
1215:XXIII.
1209:XXII.
1203:XXI.
1197:XX.
1193:Kispest
1191:XIX.
1185:XVIII.
1179:XVII.
1173:XVI.
1167:XV.
1161:XIV.
1155:XIII.
1149:XII.
1143:XI.
1139:Kőbánya
1137:X.
1131:IX.
1125:VIII.
1119:VII.
1113:VI.
1107:V.
1101:IV.
1095:III.
1089:II.
1083:I.
890:Oktogon
832:streets
827:Squares
622:Normafa
254:Bridges
150:Hungary
67:forints
1205:Csepel
1145:Újbuda
1103:Újpest
439:statue
132:, and
79:plinth
1163:Zugló
1020:Other
829:and
45:in
41:on
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